Sunderland boss Roy Keane insisted his side had moved just a small step closer to their target after finally ending their 28-year wait for a home win over derby rivals Newcastle.

Wisla Krakow 1 Tottenham 1 (Tottenham win 3-2 on aggregate)

Connacht have announced a 22 man squad for their Magners League clash with Leinster at the Sportsground on Sunday (kick off: 6pm).

Villarreal 1 Celtic 0

Valerie Mulcahy kicked a match-winning 3-02 as Cork claimed their fourth All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football title in succession, following a 4-13 to 0-11 victory over Monaghan.

Frustrated Bolton manager Gary Megson believes it is only a matter of time before technology is used to settle contentious issues in the game.

Joe Kinnear will take training for the first time at Newcastle tomorrow knowing he has everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Bolton boss Gary Megson has blasted the “nonsense” penalty decision that cost his side the chance of a point at Manchester United this afternoon.

Celtic 3 Aberdeen 2

Fulham 1 West Ham 2

Newcastle 1 Blackburn 2

Newcastle 1 Tottenham 2

Aston Villa 2 Ajax 1

Atletico Madrid 1 Liverpool 1

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern is a political gurrier who is unfit to hold office, it was claimed in the Dáil today.

Fenerbahce 2 Arsenal 5

Giovanni Trapattoni saluted his “wardrobe” after seeing the Republic of Ireland survive a concerted fightback to claim three more World Cup points with a 1-0 victory over Cyprus.

Republic of Ireland 1 Cyprus 0

Belarus 1 England 3

Tipperary referee Paddy Russell has said the announcement of his inter county retirement has nothing to do with the fallout from the controversy over Paul Galvin's sending off in the Munster Championship this season.